Geology of the Cabuérniga Fault System: evolution of a large Alpine structure with Variscan inheritance

Geology of the Cabuérniga Fault System: evolution of a large Alpine structure with Variscan inheritance

The Cabuérniga Fault System (CFS) extends for 150 km in E–W trend along the northern divide of the Cantabrian Mountains, near the Cantabrian Sea. This fault system was reactivated several times since the Paleozoic, and displays hydrothermal activity nowadays. We present here a detailed geological ma...

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Main Authors: Nemesio Heredia, Fidel Martín-González, Pedro Farias, Joaquín García-Sansegundo, David Pedreira, Brais Gonzalo-Guerra, Gabriel García-Davia, Guillermo Mateos, Adriana G. Flórez-Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-12-01
Series:Journal of Maps
Subjects:
alpine tectonics
variscan tectonics
fault reactivation
pyrenean orogen
cantabrian mountains
cabuérniga fault
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2021.2010612

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2021.2010612

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